Baseball Game Preview: Altoona Railroaders vs. Prescott Cardinals

For the second straight game, Altoona will face off against Prescott. The Railroaders will welcome the Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Altoona will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

Altoona took a six-run defeat the last time they faced off against Prescott, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Railroaders never let the Cardinals get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Tuesday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 23, 2024, but that streak is no more.

Altoona's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Prescott, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3.